Caesarion
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Ptolemy XV Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion, was the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 44 BC to 30 BC. He nominally reigned as sole pharaoh for a f
Granite head identified as Caesarion, hosted in Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum, Egypt
Cleopatra introduces Caesarion to the deity Montu, Temple of Montu.
Caesarion making offerings to Egyptian Gods, while dressed in Pharaoh's regalia.
Caesarion and Cleopatra on a relief from Dendera Temple.
Ptolemaic dynasty
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The Ptolemaic dynasty, also known as the Lagid dynasty, was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Reigning for 275 years, the
A seated woman in a fresco from the Roman Villa Boscoreale, dated mid-1st century BC. It likely represents Berenice II of Ptolemaic Egypt wearing a stephane (i.e. royal diadem) on her head.
The Gonzaga Cameo of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Arsinoe II from Alexandria (Hermitage Museum)
Ptolemy I, founder of the dynasty.
Ptolemy II